workgroup goal
To minimize agricultural impacts on water quality and enhance land productivity.
key actions
- Implementation and maintenance of BMPs to reduce pollutants.
- Development of comprehensive conservation plans.
- Education and collaboration with farmers and stakeholders.
- Monitoring and assessment of BMP effectiveness.
The Agriculture workgroup works to engage and educate farmers to implement agricultural best management practices (BMPs) and to conserve and improve agricultural lands. These efforts ultimately improve land, habitat, and water quality by reducing the pollutants such as sediment, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, and pathogens running off of agricultural land.
Events

featured event
SAN Agriculture Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
November 6, 2024
There are currently no events for this workgroup.
News
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DEP Draft 2020 Water Quality Report Found 25,468 Miles Of Streams Have Impaired Water Quality
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From the Lab to the Field: Agriculture Seeks to Adapt to a Warming World
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Agriculture: Pollinators Need Pennsylvanians’ Help To Sustain Future Of Food Security
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DCNR Conducting AgroForestry Survey Of Practices Combining Raising Trees With Crops, Livestock, Ecological Benefits
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Op-Ed: Tackling climate change by investing in our watershed